Ball Shoot! vs Drop the Balls!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ball Shoot!
Aim and shoot colored balls to match three of the same color and make them explode. Clear the line before the first ball reaches the hole, utilizing wall bounces and combos. Unlock new maps and special balls as you progress.
- Match-three colored balls
- Bounce off walls
- Unlock new maps
- Special balls and combos
- Eye-friendly colors
- Unlimited time
- Offline play
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Shoot the ball to the line of balls. Three of the same color will explode. Clear the line before the first ball of the line goes in to the hole. Balls can bounce off the walls. Unlock awesome new maps with your score. Make combos and get SPECIAL balls. Check it out when you reach 10000 score! Features: *Eye-friendly color *Unlimited time *Play offline Have fun!
Drop the Balls!
A precision-based game where players tap to rotate shapes and collect falling balls. Aim for a perfect score by not dropping any balls and advancing through increasingly challenging levels. Test your reflexes and coordination in this addictive ball-catching challenge.
- Tap to rotate shapes
- Collect falling balls
- Achieve perfect precision
- High score challenges
- Ball madness levels
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Take a break and test your precision. How many balls can you collect?! Tap to rotate the shapes, shifting your collection of balls from one container to another. Only players with Perfect Precision can make it to the end. Get the best score and don’t drop any balls. Can you save enough balls to make it through the Ball Madness?
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Verdict
Ball Shoot! and Drop the Balls! both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 47% of Drop the Balls!'s written reviews are positive against 21% of Ball Shoot!'s. Drop the Balls! also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Ball Shoot!'s advantage is ratings volume (45K vs 836). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Ball Shoot! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drop the Balls! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drop the Balls! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball Shoot! has 45K ratings behind it against 836, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Ball Shoot!'s written reviews are positive against 47% of Drop the Balls!'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ball Shoot! | Drop the Balls! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (45K ratings) | 4.6 (836 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.9% of reviews | 47.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45K — better | 836 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Black Candy LLC | Full Fat Productions Ltd |
Customer experience
Ball Shoot!
Drop the Balls!
User reviews
Ball Shoot!
From 45K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Fun and challenging
- 💡 Potential for great game with updates
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of instructions or tutorials
- 🔍 Unclear game objectives
- 🔍 Inconsistent difficulty progression
- 🔍 Levels reset on failure
- 🔍 Buggy shooting/aiming mechanism
Drop the Balls!
From 836 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Interesting game
- ✨ Relaxing and satisfying to play
- 💡 Simple yet challenging
Room to improve
- 🚫 Too many ads
- 🔍 Ads difficult to close
- 🤔 Game doesn't open
Bugs and requests
Ball Shoot!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Balls disappearing on screen edges
- Game freezing and crashing
- Levels not resetting properly
- Ads popping up during gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- Add pause button
- Implement continuous play mode
- Provide more level variety and challenges
- Save progress and high scores
- Improve overall game stability and polish
Drop the Balls!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes frequently
- Incompatible with some devices
Requested features
2 requests- Add different music options
- Add option to turn off ads
In-app purchases
Ball Shoot!
- No Ads$2.99
Drop the Balls!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Ball Shoot! free?
Is Drop the Balls! free?
Which has better reviews, Ball Shoot! or Drop the Balls!?
Do Ball Shoot! or Drop the Balls! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ball Shoot! or Drop the Balls!?
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